Thursday, January 14, 2016
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Five
Quilts of Valor to Carlisle Veterans
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Adeline Rhoten
my
George Gooch
Allen Bruce
Four Carlisle World
War II veterans received
Quilts of Valor in Decem-
ber 2015 from members of
the Warren County
Piecemakers Quilt Guild
and volunteers for the
Quilts of Valor Founda-
tion. A presentation cer-
emony was held Decem-
ber 14, 2015 at the Carlisle
American Legion Post 319.
Marvin Grace, Adjutant
from Post 319, had previ-
ously expressed to the vet-
erans that they had an-
swered the Nation's call to
service, whether it was in
harm's way, supporting
those in harm's way or
helping to restore stability
after hostile action. The
quilts were awarded to
honor andtthank those
who answered the call to
service.
The recipients were told
on the back of each quilt is
a label that denotes it as an
official "Quilt of Valor".
The label includes the
veteran's name, date it was
awarded and a dedication
which reads "In grateful
appreciation of your
World War II service to the
United States of America.
Thank you."
Surrounded by fellow
veterans, family and
friends, quilts were
awarded to Allen Bruce
and Glenn L Meacham.
Allen Bruce served in
the Army from 1944-1946.
He stated he was on a
troop ship headed to Japan
wheni:the atomic bomb
was dropped. He became
part of the occupation of
Japan to provide stability
following the war.
Glenn Meacham
served six months in Ma-
nila, Philippines in Medi-
cal Supply, 4th General
Hospital. He also served
as a supply Sargeant in
Seoul, Korea, 85th Signal,
line supply.
Two veterans were not
able to attend the cer-
emony at the Post. On De-
Cember 19, 2015, George
Gooch, surrounded by his
family, was awarded his
Quilt of Valor. George
served for four years in
the Army during World
War II. He served in both
the Philippines and Ja-
pan.
• Adeline Rhoten served
in the Navy from 1943-
• 1944. After training at
Milledgeville, Georgia,
she was stationed at the
US Navy Blimp Base in
Santa Anna, CA. She
worked on payroll and
allotments. Adeline was
awarded her Quilt of
Valor at her home on De-
cember 22, 2015 with
many of her family in at-
tendance.
Seven Quilts of Valor
were awarded in Septem-
ber 2015 to World War II
veterans in the
Martensdale/St. Mary's
area. Other veterans in
Warren County were pre-
viously awarded and
more quilts continue to be
made. Plans are under
way to honor additional
WWII veterans in the
Norwalk area this spring.
Quilts of Valor Founda-
tion is an international
501©3 organization whose
volunteers make quilts to
honor, comfort and thank
those touched by war. To
date, more than 131,000
Quilts of Valor have been
Glenn L. Meacham. Photos submitted.
awarded to veterans. Addi-
tional information about
this group and volunteer-
ing opportunities can be
found at www.qovf.org.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though check-
ered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer
they live in the
much because
BLACK GOLD REALTY
gray twilight that knows
neither victory nor defeat.
-Theodore Roosevelt
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